Jemma Sbeg

I have these distinct memories of being at parties that my friends had invited me to, like the two friends that I had in Sydney at the time, and just not being able to hold a conversation with someone and just being like, oh my God, they're bored. They're bored. They don't want to talk to me anymore. And then leaving the conversation and self-sabotaging and

I just really felt absolutely terrible about myself. And it all stemmed back to the fact that I had let myself be... I don't want to say taken advantage of. I let myself be treated badly.

I just really felt absolutely terrible about myself. And it all stemmed back to the fact that I had let myself be... I don't want to say taken advantage of. I let myself be treated badly.

I just really felt absolutely terrible about myself. And it all stemmed back to the fact that I had let myself be... I don't want to say taken advantage of. I let myself be treated badly.

Now, I say that and I don't want people to take that out of context and think that I'm saying that anyone who's been through a terrible relationship or even an abusive relationship is responsible for their treatment. Really not the case. Like...

Now, I say that and I don't want people to take that out of context and think that I'm saying that anyone who's been through a terrible relationship or even an abusive relationship is responsible for their treatment. Really not the case. Like...

Now, I say that and I don't want people to take that out of context and think that I'm saying that anyone who's been through a terrible relationship or even an abusive relationship is responsible for their treatment. Really not the case. Like...

really not the case but i can say in terms of my experience that i knew very clearly and i could feel it bubbling up that i was not being treated right that i had lost my agency that i was not happy that i was not confident and i continued to almost subject myself to that environment and to that emotional environment and situation because i did not feel like i deserved more

really not the case but i can say in terms of my experience that i knew very clearly and i could feel it bubbling up that i was not being treated right that i had lost my agency that i was not happy that i was not confident and i continued to almost subject myself to that environment and to that emotional environment and situation because i did not feel like i deserved more

really not the case but i can say in terms of my experience that i knew very clearly and i could feel it bubbling up that i was not being treated right that i had lost my agency that i was not happy that i was not confident and i continued to almost subject myself to that environment and to that emotional environment and situation because i did not feel like i deserved more

And the idea of having to go back out there and be single when I had no power as a person who was dating just felt absolutely terrible. Obviously, I made it through. I made it through. And now I'm with someone really, really amazing. Obviously, I've skipped an important chapter here. And that's the chapter that we're talking about today.

And the idea of having to go back out there and be single when I had no power as a person who was dating just felt absolutely terrible. Obviously, I made it through. I made it through. And now I'm with someone really, really amazing. Obviously, I've skipped an important chapter here. And that's the chapter that we're talking about today.

And the idea of having to go back out there and be single when I had no power as a person who was dating just felt absolutely terrible. Obviously, I made it through. I made it through. And now I'm with someone really, really amazing. Obviously, I've skipped an important chapter here. And that's the chapter that we're talking about today.

You know, how did I go from having that terrible relationship, which genuinely broke me and And which I still sometimes sit and think about and think, ouch, to where I am now. I've been with my partner for two years and he is wonderful and he is spectacular and he treats me so well and he is just like genuinely amazing.

You know, how did I go from having that terrible relationship, which genuinely broke me and And which I still sometimes sit and think about and think, ouch, to where I am now. I've been with my partner for two years and he is wonderful and he is spectacular and he treats me so well and he is just like genuinely amazing.

You know, how did I go from having that terrible relationship, which genuinely broke me and And which I still sometimes sit and think about and think, ouch, to where I am now. I've been with my partner for two years and he is wonderful and he is spectacular and he treats me so well and he is just like genuinely amazing.

It's like we are two complete people coming together, making each other more whole. Gemma, you know, five years ago would not have imagined that could have occurred. And it's because when it came to dating, I became incredibly selfish. I became independent.

It's like we are two complete people coming together, making each other more whole. Gemma, you know, five years ago would not have imagined that could have occurred. And it's because when it came to dating, I became incredibly selfish. I became independent.

It's like we are two complete people coming together, making each other more whole. Gemma, you know, five years ago would not have imagined that could have occurred. And it's because when it came to dating, I became incredibly selfish. I became independent.

I became so focused on what I needed and what I wanted because I really realized after those experiences, no one else was going to advocate for me. You know, everyone else in the dating scheme, in the dating sphere was putting themselves first. So it was my turn to put myself first and it was my turn to be bossy about what I wanted.